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"Skinny Gene" Found in Mice

Scientists discover a "volume control" for fat production

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – A gene dubbed "adipose," identified more than 50 years ago in fruit flies, has now been found to regulate  thinness, or its opposite, in worms and mice, according to a study in the journal Cell Metabolism.  Researchers at the University of Texas...   Read full story »

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